• trist(e, trest(e, trice, tristes, tristen

pl. tristes , etc. & (early) tristen . OF triste , var. of tristre . (a) Hunt. An appointed station where hunters await the game; also in fig. context; (b) a place of concealment; also, a redoubt; also, a staging

• whistle, whistel(e, whistil(le, whisle, wistle, wistel, wistil, uistille, vistle, quistle, hwistle, wiste, whisgle

in strengis he settis for all instrumentis of musyke orgyns made as a toure of sere whistils. 1532 rev.(c1385) Usk TL Thynne:Skeat 55/55 Lo! the bird is begyled with the mery voice of the foulers whistel. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388

• parlour, parlor, parler, parlur, perlour, paloure

of ye parlowre & ye schambyr & for ye wallys and ye benchys of ye parlowre, [etc.]. (1441) Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co. 6 Itm., payed for teryng and dawbyng of the parlowr flowre, iij s. iiij d. (1445) Paston 1.27 Wetith

• purtenaunce, purtenans, -tenantz, -tenauncz, -tinaunce, pourtenans, -tennantz, -tinans, portenaunce, -tenans, -tinaunce, -tinauntz, -tunance, porthenaunce, pertenaunce, -tinaunce, -tinence

in the church, benefice. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959 Lev.13.59 Þis is þe lawe of þe lepre: of wollen clooþ & lynnyn, of oof & of warp, & of al leþryn purtenaunce, how þei shal be clansed. (a1382) WBible(1) Bod 959

• soler(e, solar(e, solier, solir, solure, sole

B.408 395/6 Of the solare aboue the forsaid seld, xij d. of yerely rente. a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc. in RS 4.1 Vit F.12 524 The walls of the sayd solars toward the sayd church ȝard shall be made of tylys of Flanders.

• waranten, warant(e(ne, warrant, war(r)aunt(e, warent(e, war(r)and(e, waraunted, warented, waraunt, warand, swarand

(the value of a property); also, guarantee the quality, composition, etc. of (a product); (c) law. to guarantee the right of possession of (property to sb.), warrant (property to sb. against potential litigants); also, protect the right of (sb.) to

• hospital, -taile, -tel, ospital

to..Hede or Governour of any..Hospitall..Maister and Brethern of any Hospitall..Keper and Brethern of Hospitalles..Maister or Keper and Brethern of any Hospitall. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 93/7 Maister and brethern of the hospitall of seynt Iohn Baptist of Wycombe. a1500

• surveiour, surveioure, surveour(e, -viour(e, surve~x0021d~our, surveier, -viar, souveiour

duties in an academic faculty; (of the faculte) of phisike ; (e) a superintendent of customs inspections; also, the office of superintendent in the customs [last quot.]; also, an official inspector of purveyors [quot. 1472-5]; of serches (the serche) ;

• warde-robe, warderob, wardrobe, ward(e)rop(e, wardroppe, wardrap(e, warddrope, werderobe, wordrobe, wardedrope, wardroure, wadrop

any wyse unto oure servaunt, Richard Wadnyng, Grome of oure Warderobe of Bedds, of a Graunte made by us unto hym, of the reversion of th'Office of kepyng of oure litle Warderobe within oure Towre of London. (1451) Lin.DDoc. 51/19

• worth, worthe, wor~x0021d~, wurth(e, werthe, wurd, weordes

sir Richard On condicyoun yat Richard mary Jonet tyll aman of xx markes worthe of lande. (1426) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 410 I gife to my doghter a c markes-worth of silver vessell. (1436) Paston 1.15 He receyved of þe

• gentil-man

A pair of litel shetis of reynes of ij leues..a paire of gentilmennys shetis of þe largest assise of iij leuys. (1445) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 156 ij peir of gentilmenshets and a gode matres. A member of the nobility

• fiche, feche, fuche, fughe

EMnE fitch . The fur of the polecat. (1421) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 62 Togam meam foderatam cum fychez. (1430) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 12 Item unam furruram de fychesse et de laneo. (1441) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 83 Unam

• Flaundres, Flandres

used attrib.) Also Flandres . OF les Flandres . Flemish in origin or in style. (1377-99) Oath Bk.Colchester 9 Flandres tyl, j mille jd. (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 257 Unam flaundres kyst. (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 270 j

• ginnousli

ginnousli adv. From ginnous . Craftily, slyly, wilily. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 10 She [the hare] renneþ long and gynnously [Dgb: gynnouslich; F malicieusement]. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 11 Whider she go sitt nye or ferre from hure

• acharnen, achernen

shold be ware of hem. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 35 The flessh þat men han laide to acharne hem [wolves]. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 34 Whan þei [wolves] acharneþ in a Contre of werre..þei ete of dede men.

• mule

mule n.(3) OF meule The base of a stag's antlers. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 79 An hertis hed shuld begynne to be discrivid fro þe mule vpward. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 80 A grete hert..haþ grete beemys al

• riveter, reveter, revet(t)our

other that hauntes thaire crafte..that thai wyrk of thair awen gude. -?-(1313) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 15 Ricardus le reveter. -?-(1351) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 47 Thomas de Heworth, reveter. -?-(1419) Reg.Freemen York in Sur.Soc.96 130 Willelmus Revetour, clericus, fil.

• scombren, scombre, -bere, -bire

Also scombre , -bere , -bire . From OF descombrer , -breir . To defecate. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 1 How houndes shuld be lad out to scombere [F esbatre]. (c1410) York MGame Vsp B.12 54 Some tyme þei

• fẹlder(e

the fields or lives outside the town; farmer, rustic. (1310) Pat.R.Edw.II 311 Richard le Feldere. (1327) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 155 Galfr. le Felder. a1425 PPl.C Cmb Ff 5.35 18.103 Felders [Hnt: Now failleþ þis folke, boþe sowers and shupmen].

• dimming

dimming ger. The action of dimming. [In quot. c1450 fordymyng may be ppl. of fordimmen , q.v.] a1450 Rich. Cai 175/96:Weber 6977 Be the dymmyng off the more, Men myghte see where Richard fore. c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy Htrn 388 9216 He..dride